Farm Business Training Classes Offered

Feb 15, 2017 | News

Have you been farming for more than 3 Years?  Are you ready to move from your start-up “Survive” business model to a better “Thriving Business” model? At some point every farmer has to acknowledge that the business has undergone some unexpected changes. The Wheels Up...

Nanoparticle Fertilizer Developed

Feb 15, 2017 | Vegetables

The “Green Revolution” of the ’60s and ’70s has been credited with helping to feed billions around the world, with fertilizers being one of the key drivers spurring the agricultural boom. But in developing countries, the cost of fertilizer remains relatively high and...

Vertical Aeroponic Systems On the Market Now

Feb 15, 2017 | Greenhouse

Indoor Farms of America announces today the company is now preparing to launch a version of its Container Farms that will be energy independent and water independent, allowing deployment of the farms anywhere in the world. “We have been working on this for quite some...

Pennsylvania a Leader in Direct-to-Consumer Sales

Feb 15, 2017 | Marketing

In 2016, the United States Department of Agriculture Nation Ag Statistic Service conducted a “Local Food Marketing Practices Survey” to get a better picture of the direct-to-consumer sales in agriculture. According to NASS, “the primary purpose of the Local Food...

Reducing Redundant Farm Regulations

Feb 15, 2017 | News

U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, with a bipartisan group of senators, introduced S.340, the Sensible Environmental Protection Act, to eliminate redundant federal permitting requirements...

2017 Convention Posts Record Attendance

Feb 12, 2017 | News

PVGA posted record attendance at the 2017 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention with paid attendance surpassing 1,000 for the first time.  This year’s paid attendance for PVGA was 1,091 in preliminary counts.  That is about 120 more than the record set...

PVGA Loses Life Member Robert C. Trax

Feb 12, 2017 | News

Robert C. Trax, a PVGA Life Member, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2017, just two weeks after being diagnosed with cancer.  Bob was elected to the PVGA Board of Directors in 1989 and served as a director for 20 years  until 2009, including two years as President...

Convention Pre-Registration Discount Ends Monday, Jan. 23

Jan 21, 2017 | News

The Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention pre-registration discount for PVGA members ends on Monday, January 23.  Until midnight on Monday, members can pre-register for $65 for the first person from a farm or family and for $60 for each additional person.  On...

Thank You Farm Show Volunteers

Jan 21, 2017 | News

Thanks to hundreds of PVGA Farm Show booth volunteers, the Association’s sales exceeded $200,000 for the second year in a row.  Preliminary figures show a profit of about $60,000 – possible only with the dedication of our faithful volunteers.  Although we...

Spotted Wing Drosophila Web Updates Jan. 25 and Feb. 1

Jan 21, 2017 | Berry

Spotted Wing Drosophila Insecticide Update  –   January 25, 2017 Members of the Sustainable SWD Project will present a webinar online on January 25th at 12-1pm eastern time, highlighting information about control of the invasive insect pest, spotted wing...